NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, October 9, 2022
Longest word
latently
8 letters
Top scorer
patently
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
Σ
A
1
4
1
1
–
7
E
1
–
1
–
–
2
L
–
–
2
1
1
4
N
–
3
1
–
–
4
P
1
9
3
5
1
19
T
1
3
–
–
2
6
Y
2
3
–
–
–
5
Σ
6
22
8
7
4
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 1ap 3
E
ee 1ey 1
L
la 3le 1
N
na 2ne 2
P
pa 9pe 6pl 4
T
ta 2te 3ty 1
Y
ya 1ye 4
All 47 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
alley5
ally1
anally6
★aplentypangram14
apply5
aptly5
eely1
eyelet6
lately6
latently8
layette7
leanly6
nanny5
natty5
neatly6
netty5
palely6
panty5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
★patentlypangram15
patly5
patty5
payee5
peaty5
penally7
★penaltypangram14
penny5
peppy5
petty5
play1
playlet7
playpen7
plenty6
tally5
tatty5
teeny5
teleplay8
teletype8
type1
yappy5
yell1
yelp1
yenta5
yente5